Chris Finke - Moofish EP

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  • Omar-S once stated that his music sounds best when played super-loud, because that's the setting it's created with. The same is probably true of this four-track EP, at least in that it's far more electrifying with the speakers way up. As with Speedy J's "Armstrong" on CLR last year, it's a purely atavistic experience. Unfortunately, however, the same level of finesse just isn't present. The original of "Moofish," for example, sees sheer power triumph over subtlety. Laced violently with something akin to low-pitched scratching, and textured by grainy, hissing percussion, it's impressive but eventually seems overdone. DJ Hi-Shock's version takes the same clay and shapes it with more skill. To focus on the throbbing, apocalyptic low-end is to find it inexplicably morphing with each loop: an auditory illusion. However, what's exciting is the additions. Finke's grainy percs have been made even harsher, while a heavily de-tuned piano half way enhances the depraved feel. Most importantly though, there's both subtlety and oomph. Conversely, a man once comfortable with harder sounds—Mark Broom —seems strangely out of depth, with static hi-hats and smothered bell-hits showing little progression throughout his six minute take. Go Hiyama's choppy, quasi-breaks revision also suffers from the same ailment. And while credit is due for attempting a remix of this nature, it removes the most vital element found on this release: floor-stomping appeal.
  • Tracklist
      A1 Moofish A2 Moofish (Mark Broom Remix) B1 Moofish (DJ Hi-Shock's Big Room Mix) B2 Moofish (Go Hiyama Remix)
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